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The Avrom Silver Jerusalem College for Adults - Dean, Rabbi Sholom Gold, is the educational component of the Seymour J. Abrams Orthodox Union Jerusalem World Center and incorporates all the classes & lectures of the OU Israel Center.
"Regular" IC classes & lectures - Life members - free, 25NIS members, 30NIS non-members
No one will be turned away for inability to pay. Membership 360NIS couple, 275NIS single.
Programs of the Center are partially funded by the Jewish Agency for Israel

Schedule for WED 24 Cheshvan (Nov. 11) to Friday, 3 Kislev (Nov 20)

Wednesday, 24 Cheshvan - Nov. 11th
9:20am Contemporary Halachic Issues Rabbi Macy Gordon
Note: Rabbi Wolicki and Dr. Zornberg will not be giving their classes today, but...
Wednesday, Nov. 11th 10:45am - Archeology vs. Torah; Guest shiur by Rabbi Aharon Ziegler
various MINI-Shiur/Divrei Torah while you fold
12:30pm VIDEO/library: Rabbi David Derovan - "The Life and Death of Sarah"
12:30pm Medical Chi Kong Practice with Avi Hirsch (one hour session) Call for further details: 050-767-1722
1:30pm (to 2:30pm, no charge) Knitting with Verna
2:30pm Women's Beit Midrash - Pearl Borow
First hour: the KUZARI; Second hour on Chumash with Rashi
7:30pm Rabbi Chaim Eisen's shiur - "Truth Will Sprout from the Earth"
8:00pm Wednesday, November 11th • 8:00pm
A Report from Capitol Hill in Washington - How the US Congress is being kept in the dark concerning US military aid to Palestinian terrorists? What can you do to stop this? Did J Street pretend that they represent Israeli government policy by working with Peres and the Peres Center? How can you make sure that the the US Congress hears another voice? with David Bedein for further Information: (02) 6234556

Thursday, 25 Marcheshvan - November 12th
11:00am Torah Secrets on Emunah with Dr. Hayim Abramson
various MINI-Shiur/Divrei Torah while you fold
Students and Young Adults - Jewish Identity and Yirat Shamayim with Rabbi Moshe Taragin, Senior Maggid Shiur, Yeshivat Har Etzion - Thursdays at 8:00pm; 25NIS, Men and Women invited, Refreshments

Friday 26 Marcheshvani/ Nov. 13th
9:00am Aggadah - Rabbi Chaim Eisen
11:00am RCA Daf Yomi

Shabbat 27 Cheshvan / Nov. 14th
3:00pm Shiur by Rabbi Binyamin Wolff on Parshat HaShavua
4:00pm MINCHA
Note: the 3:00/4:00pm time for Shabbat Shiur & Mincha will hold through Parshat Vaychi. This is the earliest it gets.

Motza"Sh 28 Cheshvan / Nov. 14th
Motza'ei Shabbat, November 14th GAMES NIGHT 8:00pm - Games and challenges for 1 player and 2-4 players - Box games, card games, pencil & paper games... FACE IT, CONES, MENSA, SUDOKU, UNO, Mango Tango, TANTRIX, FALAFEL KING, Perpetual Commotion, BLOKUS, SET, BANANAGRAMS...
Play your favorites; learn new games; join old friends; meet new friends... Refreshments; 10NIS per person, your child or grandchild, parent or grandparent - 5NIS per

Sun-Thu in the Ganchrow Beis Medrash (first floor)
10:00am Rabbi Jeff Bienenfeld - Perek "Arvei P'sachim"
11:15am RCA Daf Yomi by Rotation (and Fri. at 11:00am)
1:20pm Mincha (this time stays the same throughout the year)
3:15pm Hilchot Shabbat - Rabbi Chaim Sendic (052-668-0312) - Tuesday and Wednesdays
4:30pm Masechet K'tuvot with Rabbi Hillel Ruvell (not Tuesdays)
5:30pm Maariv (this time stays until Shabbat Shira)

Sunday 28 Cheshvan/ Nov. 15th
9:30am Let's Learn Chumash - Tonia Frohwein women
10:30am Mystical Insights - Golda Warhaftig women
12:30pm "Life: The Fantastic Adventure" Aharon Romm
12:30pm Hebrew for Beginners Learn to read and converse in Hebrew and feel more comfortable when you daven - Given by expert pedagogue Haya Graus 10NIS per session
2:00pm Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher (November 15th) - Why the Talmud derives Laws of Marriage
from (Sara's) Death
7:30pm Ramban's Commentary on the Torah and Its Wellsprings with Rabbi Chaim Eisen
XXX The Book of Nechemya - Rabbi Mordechai Machlis (not this week)
7:30pm The Book of Shmuel - Rabbi Dr. Joseph Klausner (Yedidyahu)
NOTE: These two classes are open to men and women, and are free of charge This week (Nov. 15th) only Rabbi Klausner at 7:30pm

Monday 29 Cheshvan / Nov. 16th
N'SHEI LIBRARY: 10:00-12:30
9:15am Excursions into the Book of Melachim Pearl Borow
10:30am Rambam's 13 Principles - Rabbi Zev Leff
XXX Fit Forever: Look & Feel your Best! Exercise for women of all ages - Call Sura Faecher 993-2524 - resumes Nov. 30th
MOMMY & BABY MUSIC CLASSES with Jackie are back for another wonderful year of MUSIC & FUN!
Jackie's fantastic music classes that have been entertaining children for the past 10 years are starting again! Bells, Drums, Rattles, Scarves, Parachutes, Puppets and soooooooooooooo much more!
Mondays at the Israel Center 9:30am for 6-18 months 10:30am for 1-3 year olds
Call Jackie to register for classes: 999-5524 / 054-533-9305
Available: Jackie's New CD -- "JACKIE'S GOT A HAT" 78 minutes - over 120 songs!
Monday, November 16th 11:36am - Marlit Wandel will present a fascinating program on "Jewelry & the Jewish Woman" There will also be a display of her exquisite handmade unique jewelry
12:30pm VIDEO SCREENING in the LIBRARY - MON Nov 16 "A Celebration of The Rav,
Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l", Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Rabbi Hershel Schacter, and others
share their memories of, and thoughts on, The Rav. (1 hr)
Women's Beit Midrash
2:00pm "Bring on the Blessings" - Pearl Borow
3:00pm Mishna, Mitzvot, and More - Phil Chernofsky
An Extraordinary Yom Iyun: Entering Marriage Lovingly and Wisely
MON, Nov. 16 at the Israel Center
4:30pm - registration 5:00-9:00pm Program
For rabbis, rabbaniot, kallah and chatan teachers, parents and grandparents, students, educators, newly & nearly married couples, singles
Elements of the Prenuptial Agreements
Rachel Levmore - Marriages Made in Heaven
Susan Barth - Marriage Education Workshops and talk on Communication:
The Key to Intimacy Sherrie B. Miller and Lori Lurie
In English - FREE of CHARGE
A community service provided by: The Givat Sharett Chesed Committee (of Beit Shemesh) Simcha Gemach in memory of Feigel bat Tuvia Nisan, Choice of the Heart - The Council of Young Israel Rabbis in Israel (CYIR) with the support of the Jewish Agency - OU-Israel, Rabbinical Council of America - Israel
Although the program is free of charge, we would appreciate your registering in advance via simchagemach@gmail.com or by calling Susan Barth 054-729-4964
5:20pm Pri Chadash Women's Writing Workshop 2 hrs. Contact: Ruth Fogelman (628-7359) and Judy Caspi (054-569-0410)
8:30pm Rabbi Dr. Elie Assis a senior lecturer of Tanach at Bar Ilan: Now studying SHMUEL (in Hebrew) Details? Sam Finkel 052-469-1263
MASK - J'lem Chapter at the Israel Center maskjerusalem.cjb.net - 050 7542717, NEXT MEETING: Monday, Nov. 23, 7:30-9:30pm with Dr. Judy Belsky

Tuesday Rosh Chodesh / Nov. 17th
The Israel Center and the Old City Free Loan Association - 21st year - well over 5500 loans granted
Gemach - Free Loan Society to provide interest-free loans for people in financial distress (living in the Jerusalem area). Interviews at the Center on Tuesdays from 10:00-12:00 and 19:00-20:30 Please bring ID
9:00am The Torah of Eretz Yisrael Rabbi Aharon Adler
10:15am Parshat HaShavua Rabbi Sholom Gold
11:30am Jewish History, 2nd Temple Period - Dr. Henry Goldblum - 46-40 BCE: Judea from Antipater to Herod
11:20am Inspirational Workshop for women with Esther Sutton
1:00pm (to 2:30pm) The Artist's Way with Esther Sutton.
A course in discovering and nurturing our innate creativity - Further details and to register, please call Esther at 534-1922
12:30pm VIDEO in the LIBRARY - TUE Nov 17 "In Our Own Hands" The Hidden Story of
the Jewish Brigade in World War II -"The Jewish Brigade of the British Army fought the Nazis successfully. After the war, the real story of the Brigade began. The young Jewish soldiers formed vengeance squads to assassinate Nazi officers in hiding, engineered the rescue and illegal transfer of survivors to Palestine, and later led the fledgling IDF in the War of Independence. (85 min)
Tuesday, November 17th 3:00pm - The RCA in Israel invites everyone to hear Rabbi Yosef Minsky, Director, OU Kashrut in Israel - Topic : OU Kashrut in Israel
2 different programs with Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin, M.S. Educational Psychology; Dating Coach; Writer and Recording Artist
Tuesdays at the Israel Center 30NIS per session (come for one or both)
18:00-19:00 The Artist Way Workshop - Discover Your Youthful Creative Energy and make money being creative.
19:00-20:00 Ahava Rabba's Breakthrough Dating + Dating Cards; Dating Cards help you have fun and meaningful dating conversations. Dating cards help you break through to dating relationships that lead to marriage. (19 people who went through Yehoshua's program got married in the past 24 months)
For details, private sessions, questions... call Rabbi Rubin at 050-425-9191 or visit ahavarabba.co.il
8:00pm "Yaakov, Man of Truth?" A shiur for Toldot based on commentaries - Rabbi Yonatan Kolatch

Wednesday Rosh Chodesh / Nov. 18th
9:20am Contemporary Halachic Issues - Rabbi Macy Gordon
Note: Rabbi Wolicki will resume IY"H next week (Nov. 25th)
11:00am Dr. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg on Parshat HaShavua
various MINI-Shiur/Divrei Torah while you fold
12:30pm VIDEO in the LIBRARY - WED Nov 18 Rabbi Shlomo Riskin- "Thoughts on Mashiach"
12:30pm Medical Chi Kong Practice with Avi Hirsch
1:30pm (to 2:30pm, no charge) Knitting with Verna
2:30pm Women's Beit Midrash - Pearl Borow
First hour: the KUZARI; Second hour on Chumash with Rashi
7:30pm Rabbi Chaim Eisen's shiur - "Truth Will Sprout from the Earth"

Thursday 2 Kislev / Nov. 19th
11:00am Torah Secrets on Emunah Dr. Hayim Abramson
various MINI-Shiur/Divrei Torah while you fold
Students and Young Adults - Jewish Identity and Yirat Shamayim with Rabbi Moshe Taragin, Senior Maggid Shiur, Yeshivat Har Etzion - Thursdays at 8:00pm; 25NIS, Men and Women invited, Refreshments

Friday 3 Kislev / Nov. 20th
9:00am Aggadah - Rabbi Chaim Eisen
11:00am RCA Daf Yomi

Upcoming...
Shabbat Parshat Toldot, November 21st 3:00pm Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Poupko - Mincha at 4:00pm

Motza'ei Shabbat, November 21st Book Evening 8:15pm featuring Aviva Woznica, author of Fire Unextinguished written through the eyes of several extraordinary Holocaust survivors and -as the daughter of two of them - the author's, as well. Detailed research and interviews have resulted in an intermingling of history and eyewitness accounts, many never documented before.

Thursday, November 26th, 8:00pm - The Joy Club with Rabbi Zelig Pliskin free of charge

Motza'ei Shabbat, November 28th What's News? 8:15pm - Matthew Wagner of The Jerusalem Post will speak on: Har HaBayit B'Yadeinu? What's the latest word on the Temple Mount issues - Political, religious...

Monday, November 30th 11:36am - The well known Ora Cohen will speak on: "How to Dress up your Table for Chanuka - not only for Purim" At the end of Ora's presentation, you will go home with some great ideas of easy to prepare beautiful table decorations of vegetables and fruits for your Chanuka celebrations...

Tuesday, December 1st 8:00pm - A First Look at Facebook Want to see photos of the grandkids, send messages to friends faraway, get in touch with old colleagues, or RSVP for AACI events? With Facebook, it's possible and simple. Come get acquainted with the Internet tool that is connecting people like never before. This introductory class offers an overview of Facebook's layout and essential features. Prerequisites: just a love for people. Presenter: Jitzchak Rosenbloom

Motza'ei Shabbat, December 5th 8:00pm
"An Evening of De"light"ful Dedication Devoted to Chanuka"
One of the leading Bible Scholars will enhance the evening!
Presenting one of the Greatest Pantomime Artists in Israel!
Pre-Chanuka Music Festival!
Special Refreshments and Special Surprises!
More details to follow

Monday, December 7th 10am to 3:00pm - Pre-Chanuka YESHA FAIR

Tuesday, December 8th 8:00pm - "Aliya and the Older Person; it Can Be Done"! An evening discussing the option of Aliya at an older age, whether you are a young retiree, or an older person who thought they could never do it, or for families yearning to be united in Israel with the older generation, even after the children have made Aliya.For Seniors, Their Kids, and anyone who would love to see all generations together making Aliya to Eretz Yisrael! Presented by: Barbara Brown: BSW/MSW/Dipl. Mgt. Homes for the Aged; Director of Aliyah121

OU Israel Center and Lander Institute present a unique course: "JEWISH JERUSALEM ECLIPSED" - Jerusalem in Jewish Life from the Destruction of the Second Temple until the Nineteenth Century
Following successful opening of the course, we are still accepting students - Next day of study: Sunday, November 15 - "From the Destruction of the 2nd Temple until Constantine the Great"
For details and registration: Rabbi Robbie Sassoon, Lander Institute: 073-220-4216

Last call - Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzva Workshop with Pearl Borow in formation - Call 671-3567

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